Silent Night

Malam Natal thn 1818, Joseph Mohr, seorang pendeta Austria mendapat kabar buruk, bahwa Piano di gerejanya rusak. membutuhkan waktu lama utk perbaikan dan tdk ada dana utk beli Piano baru. Ia bingung, Natal tanpa musik ?
Ia duduk dan mengubah lagu Natalnya agar lebih sederhana dan dapat diiringi oleh gitar.
Akhirnya terciptalah lagu “Stille Nacht” atau Silent Night atau Malam Kudus yg populer sepanjang masa. Krn Piano rusak, seluruh dunia memiliki lagu Natal yg indah.

Adakah rencana Anda yg tertunda ?
Apakah Anda terpaksa mengubah haluan krn ada rintangan dan kebuntuan ?
Selama tujuan Anda benar, jangan biarkan hambatan merintangi. Tuhan mungkin sedang mengarahkan Anda menempuh jalur alternatif lain, jalur yg hasilnya akan jauh lebih baik.

Pada hari ini,jadilah titik kebangkitan Anda utk tetap melangkah bersama Tuhan dgn IMAN dan DALAM KONDISI APAPUN.

Percayalah rencanaNya selalu indah walau terkadang awalnya menyakitkan TETAPLAH PERCAYA AKAN JanjiNYA dan NANTIKAN PertolonganNYA YG TIDAK PERNAH TERLAMBAT krn DIA mempunyai cara yg ajaib yg tdk pernah kita pikirkan, juga tdk terselami.

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Grande Happy-latte

Dream House

Is this one of your dream house?

Dream House

You can’t afford the house of your dreams.

That’s why; it is the house of your DREAM

So either find a way of getting it (you’ll find the means) or be satisfied with dissatisfaction

If you want your dream house become real, follow me, click this link or email me 🙂

Grace Yurianne

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Inspired by Paul Arden – Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite

Ugly – Model

2008, it was my upside-down year, broke up with my boyfriend but at the same time it was the starting point to be a model.

I always wanted to be a model since I was a kid, but n

ever knew how to make it happened. Since I was not good-looking, silly, tomboy and so-on.

When I was in Junior High School, there were several friends who became finalists for a well-known teen magazine at that time. But nothing I could do, just starred at their luck, ups, luck? Yes, luck because they already knew how to make their-selves looking good, while me not.

As the time went-by, I went to university, more fashionable and feminine, even I were not that fashionable and feminine compared to my girl-friends. At least, heels, long hair & girly t-shirt, still not that girly ;p

My friends in university was always kidding me by saying, “hey! you walk like a model!” or something like that. I knew, they were kidding me, didn’t have any bad attitude, but every time they said something about model to me, I always said, “Amen!”

Years later, I still haven’t found a chance to be a model. And then I met my ex boyfriend, he always asked me to dress-up properly and put some make-up, but I always ignored it:p. And one day, after our short relationship, he broke me up, because of the “single parent” status. Couple weeks after that, I found him, dating a girl, fashionable! She was not pretty, but fashionable. This was hurting me, crying almost everyday, for around a year.  Always telling the same story to my good friends. Thanks to Melva, one of my good friends, she taught me how to make up and dress up properly, she took some photos in “changing room” while we tried several apparels from the boutique and uploaded them to Friendster and Facebook.

One day, in 2008, 1 of a new photographer who wanted to start his own business in photography asked me to be his model. This was my starting point to be a model. Dream came true!

The photographer is Louis Lim, now he owns Louis Lim Photography, and quiet success :).

I am not saying that I am a great model, I am still learning how to be a good model. What I am trying to say is, just hold on to your dreams, one day, you will see, your dreams come true, we never know how. 🙂

This is my first photograph that led me to the model path, taken in fitting room using hand-phone camera by my friend, Melva Diana *hug*.

My First Photograph

Saya Adalah Anak Haram

“Saya adl anak haram,” seorang wanita memperkenalkan diri dlm konferensi mahasiswa sebuah universitas terkenal di AS.
“Ibu saya adl seorang bisu tuli yg sangat miskin. Suatu hr, Ibu saya diperkosa oleh seorang pria, shg saya tdk pernah mengetahui siapa ayah saya. Kami hidup sangat miskin, shg dlm umur yg msh sangat muda, saya hrs bekerja bersama dgn ibu saya sbg buruh kasar dlm sebuah perkebunan kapas. Saya membenci keadaan saya. Oleh krn itu, saya jg kecewa kpd Allah krn Dia tdk adil. Saya tdk dpt memahami mengapa saya hrs dilahirkan di dunia ini sdngkan saya tdk berguna sama sekali.”

Kalimat diatas kedengarannya seperti isi hati kita ketika kita kecewa kepada Tuhan. Tidak diterima oleh sekeliling kita & dicampakkan oleh dunia ini karena latar belakang yang menyedihkan, sehingg kita bertanya-tanya mengapa saya dilahirkan?  Tetapi dengarkan lanjutan kisah wanita tadi. Suatu har isesuatu di dalam hati saya berkata-kata, “Acy, kamu dpt memilih, kamu mau tetap seperti ini atau kamu mau keluar dari rasa tidak berguna ini.  Pilihan ada di tanganmu!”
Akhirnya Acy memilih,  “Saya mau keluar dari rasa tidak berguna ini, saya mau keluar!”

Singkat cerita wanita ini mulai bekerja dengan giat untuk mencari uang demi membiayai sekolah & ibunya. Dia bekerja keras seihngga pada akhirnya dia meraih kesuksesan.
Hari itu, wanita yang mulanya memperkenalkan diri sebagai seorang anak haram, berdiri di hadapan para mahasiswa universitas terkenal itu untuk membuktikan KEKUATAN DARI SEBUAH PILIHAN, & kini dia juga tahu bahwa Tuhan sangat mengasihinya.

Dia adalah Azie Taylor Morton, Menteri Keuangan AS!

Apapun keadaan kita saat ini, jangan pernah menyesali & jangan pernah kecewa kepada Tuhan. Dia adalah Allah yang selalu memberikan masa depan indah & keberhasilan kepada kita, asal kita mau memilih hal-hal yang benar & keputusan yang benar dalam hidup ini.

 

Bubble on The Border

Stuck in a long line at the US-Canada border, Joel Schoon Tanis had to do something to lighten the mood! He reached for his bottles of bubble-making solution, bounded out of the car, and began blowing bubbles. He handed bottles to other drivers too, and he says that “soon there were bubbles everywhere. . . . It’s amazing what bubbles do for people.” The line didn’t move any faster, but “suddenly everyone was happy,” Joel says.

“What we see depends mainly on what we look for,” said British statesman John Lubbock (1834–1913). A good attitude and the right focus help us to handle life joyfully, even though it doesn’t change our circumstances.

Paul encouraged the Corinthians in their trials: “Do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Cor. 4:18).

So what’s unseen and eternal that we can look at? The character of God is an excellent place to focus. He is good (Ps. 25:8), He is just (Isa. 30:18), He is forgiving (1 John 1:9), and He is faithful (Deut. 7:9).

Pondering God’s character can give us joy in the midst of our struggles.
-Anne Cetas-

Beginning Today

Beginning today I’ll no longer worry about yesterday.
It is in the past and the past will never be changed.
Only I can change by choosing to do so.

Beginning today I’ll no longer worry about tomorrow.
Tomorrow will always be there, waiting for me to make
the most of it.
But I cannot make the most of tomorrow without first
making the most of today.

Beginning today, I’ll cherish every moment of my life.
I value this gift bestowed upon me in this world and
I will unselfishly share this gift with others.
I will use this gift to enhance the lives of others.

Beginning today I’ll face challenges with courage
and determination.
I’ll overcome what barriers there may be which hinder
my quest for growth and self-improvement.

Beginning today discouragement will not be allowed to taint
my positive self-image,
My desire to succeed or my capacity to love.

Beginning today I’ll open my mind and my heart.
I’ll welcome new experiences.
I’ll meet new people.
I’ll not expect perfection from myself nor anyone else:
Perfection does not exist in an imperfect world.
But I will applaud the attempt to overcome human foibles.

Beginning today I am responsible for my own happiness and
I will do things that make me happy.

Beginning today I will learn something new
I will try something different
I will savor all the various flavors life has to offer.
I will change what I can and the rest I will let go.
I will strive to become the best me I can possibly be.

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Apa Enaknya Berdiri di Dalem Bus?

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 6:04am

Tuhan ajarin supaya mengucap syukur dalam segala hal, tapi..

Setiap pagi aku harus berdiri di dalam bus selama perjalanan ke kantor, apa enaknya?! Pegel, desek-desekkan, nyium bau badan sama bau mulut orang, kaki keinjek-injek, belum lagi kalo ada cowo-cowo genit, apa yang harus disyukuri?!

Banyak! Itu artinya:
Masih punya kaki lengkap, masih sehat krn masih bisa berdiri, selama perjalanan;
Masih punya kerjaan, krn setiap pagi bisa berangkat ke kantor;
Masih punya uang untuk naek bus, dibanding harus jalan kaki dari rumah ke kantor?!
Masih punya indra penciuman yang sangat baik krn masih bisa nyium bau mulut sama bau badan orang :p;
Masih punya saraf perasa yang sangat baik krn masih bisa ngerasain pegel, sakitnya keinjek n desek-desekan orang;
Masih punya waktu buat ngobrol sama Tuhan, krn kalo bediri kan ga mungkin ketiduran, sedangkan kalo duduk, biasanya akan ketiduran;
Jadi punya waktu buat bakar ‘lemak’ soalnya, kalo berdiri mau ga mau perlu energi banyak, jadi bisa ngebantu ngurang-ngurangin ‘lemak’ biar tetep langsing!
Jadi punya waktu buat belajar keseimbangan, soalnya kalo bediri di dalem bus, pasti harus bisa jaga keseimbangan biar ga jato;
Jadi punya waktu buat nambah kenalan, soalnya sambil nunggu antrian, bisa ngobrol sama orang di sebelah;

Hehe, banyak kan yg bisa disyukurin..

Be positive! 😉

Bunga di Antara Ilalang

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 6:06am

Saya sedang berjalan di hutan suata hari saat saya sampai ke suatu padang rumput yang besar dan terbuka yang dipenuhi rumput ilalang tinggi. Ke mana pun saya memandang, yang dapat saya lihat hanyalah rumput ilalang buruk, cokelat dan kering.

Tetapi saat saya berjalan sedikit lebih jauh lagi sepanjang jalan kecil itu, saya memperhatikan setangkai bunga yang indah berdiri di tengah-tengah semua rumput ilalang itu. Bunga itu begitu berwarna-warni, begitu terang warnanya dan, luar biasanya, telah berkembang tepat di sana di tengah-tengah rumput ilalang yang membosankan dan suram itu. Saya berpikir, Itulah tepatnya apa yang Tuhan inginkan kita lakukan, berkembang di mana pun kita ditempatkan.

Your Best Life Now – Joel Osteen

The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 10:10pm

Sebuah buku catatan peristiwa dari Jean-Dominique Bauby, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, menjelaskan kehidupan Bauby setelah ia terserang stroke berat yang menyebabkan berada dalam kondisi yang disebut Locked-In Syndrome (sindrom kelumpuhan seluruh anggota tubuh). Meskipun Bauby hampir lumpuh total, ia masih sanggup menulis buku dengan mengedipkan kelopak mata kirinya. Seorang asisten akan membacakan sebuah kode huruf alfabet, sampai Bauby mengedipkan mata untuk memilih huruf dari kata yang dimaksudkannya. Buku ini memerlukan sekitar 200,000 kedipan dalam penulisannya. Bauby menggunakan satu-satunya kemampuan yang dimilikinya untuk berkomunikasi dengan orang lain.

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a translation of the French memoir Le scaphandre et le papillon by journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby. It describes what his life is like after suffering a massive stroke that left him with a condition called locked-in syndrome. It also details what his life was like before the stroke.

On December 8, 1995, Bauby, the editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, suffered a stroke and lapsed into a coma. He awoke 20 days later, mentally aware of his surroundings but physically paralyzed with the exception of some movement in his head and eyes (one of which had to be sewn up due to an irrigation problem). The entire book was written by Bauby blinking his left eyelid, which took ten months (four hours a day). Using partner assisted scanning, a transcriber repeatedly recited a French language frequency-ordered alphabet (E, S, A, R, I, N, T, U, L, etc.), until Bauby blinked to choose the next letter. The book took about 200,000 blinks to write and an average word took approximately two minutes. The book also chronicles everyday events for a person with locked-in syndrome. These events include playing at the beach with his family, getting a bath, and meeting visitors whilst in hospital at Berck-sur-Mer.

The French edition of the book was published on March 6, 1997. It received excellent reviews, sold the first 25,000 copies on the day of publication, reaching 150,000 in a week. It went on to become a number one bestseller across Europe. Its total sales are now in the millions. On 9 March 1997, three days after the book was published, Bauby died of pneumonia